21,782

By Jerry E. Smith

I found my self in the Great Hall of Karma. My self was sitting in a battered plastic chair, holding a "NOW SERVING" ticket. The number was 21,782. The brightly lit sign above the door to the Hall of Judgment said "NOW SERVING NUMBER 9,837." I had a bad feeling.

My self had become, to my horror, a cockapoo. I held the ticket in my mouth. Somehow I had the idea that this had been a bad day to die.